Where does “veldtog” come from?
veldtog (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch veldtocht, from Dutch tocht, from Middle Dutch tocht, from Old Dutch tuht, from Finnish tuhti, from Swedish duktig, from Middle Low German duchtich, from Old Dutch duhtig — to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
veldtog (Afrikaans): military campaign
Definitions
- military campaign
Ancestry of “veldtog”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | veldtocht | military campaign |
| 2 | Dutch | tocht | march; trip; draught, air current |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | tocht | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | tuht | offspring, descendants |
| 5 | Finnish | tuhti | heavy, substantial; hearty |
| 6 | Swedish | duktig | skilled; clever |
| 7 | Middle Low German | duchtich | — |
| 8 | Old Dutch | duhtig | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | duhtīg | strong, virtuous, proficient |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | duhti | usefulness, fitness, strength |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | duganą | to be useful, to avail |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰedʰówgʰe | to be productive |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewgʰ- | to produce, to produce something useful; to be... |